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• How Stocks Can Keep You Safe in Old Age - Editor, 24 September 2007 - No Comments yet

Why does 401(k) not suffice as a sole means of saving for life in retirement? How can stocks overcome the limits to which traditional routes of savings are subject? These questions have troubled citizens of the most advanced economies of the world. Rising life expectancies and uncertainties about inflation in the decades to come exacerbate problems related to providing for security in retirement. However, a large part of the problem is also related to the fact that the salaried class is not sufficiently focused on the long-term aspects of their financial needs.

• Snowskating – The Latest Snow Craze - Editor, 21 September 2007 - No Comments yet

If you love snowboarding and skateboarding then you most probably already know what snow skating is. If you’ve never heard of it before then get ready for the next best snow-related sporting craze!

• Stocks from Down Under - Editor, 21 September 2007 - No Comments yet

Exceptional natural resources have always been a beguiling attraction of Australia, right from the 17th century colonization of the continent. The industrial development of this part of the world has been substantially based on its wealth of minerals and fossil fuels, and stocks of companies in these sectors have performed better than others for years. Discoveries of natural wealth in the territorial waters of Australia have boosted the stocks of domestic companies in recent times. The country has emerged as a leader in the sustainable exploitation of the sea-bed, and has stolen a march on its larger peers in this respect.

• Management Basics for Stocks That Everyone Owns - Editor, 20 September 2007 - No Comments yet

Business Management is not for profit making corporations owned by private investors alone. All the major concepts and techniques, which are taught in business schools, can be used by government bodies, and by organizations that work to achieve social objectives. Celebrity executives from the worlds of commerce and industry may steal the media limelight, but the stark facts are that nondescript public servants may be far more accomplished in managing their resources well. This is not to rubbish all talk of public sector obsequiousness, but to suggest that just as there are excellently managed corporations and lesser ones listed on every Exchange, so too do some gems hide under the skirts of large government bureaucracies.

• Stocks and Local Financial Markets of the Future - Editor, 19 September 2007 - No Comments yet

Mergers and acquisitions are popular in every stock market because investors associate such moves with exceptional profits and with value appreciation as well. However, does the growing tendency of entire Exchanges to try and swallow each other, have merits? Can a stock market in one country gain by investing in control of a peer in a neighboring country?

• A Stock Market Primer on Value Disrupters - Editor, 18 September 2007 - No Comments yet

Stock market novices and amateurs are excited by extremes of valuation, but veterans and those with consistent records of profits and appreciation know that the real money is in forecasting trend disrupters. You are right if you believe that extraordinary appreciation of start-ups is rare, at least in accelerated terms, but being able to spot downturns in times can also yield benefits in today’s world of sophisticated derivatives. The name of the stock market game is to guess tomorrow’s movement before the crowd.

• Cheers for the Stock Market! - Editor, 17 September 2007 - No Comments yet

Stock market champions are notorious for failing in foreign markets. Investors cannot be bothered whether the technology is inappropriate or whether cultural differences are the stumbling block, no one wants to lose value through investments in exotic territories. Lifestyle products and things which involve common habits are more vulnerable than essential stuff, because communities can vary so widely in their discretionary and somewhat irrational purchase decisions.

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